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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Tallula, Louisiana

According to the President's annual message to Congress, as reprinted in several December 1899 newspapers, five people of Italian origin were taken from a jail at Tallula, Louisiana, and hanged by a mob. The message names none of the five and gives no date. It says state authorities and the Italian embassy each investigated the killings separately.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: President's annual message to Congress, as reprinted in the paper.

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